The document provides an overview of cementitious grouting products and instructions for their proper use. It describes the Cicogrout range of high-strength, low-shrinkage grouts and guidelines for selecting the right product based on strength requirements and gap width. Surface preparation, application steps, and full curing are identified as essential for successful grouting. Reasons for potential cracks are outlined and technical support is offered.
The document provides an overview of cementitious grouting products and instructions for their proper use. It describes the Cicogrout range of high-strength, low-shrinkage grouts and guidelines for selecting the right product based on strength requirements and gap width. Surface preparation, application steps, and full curing are identified as essential for successful grouting. Reasons for potential cracks are outlined and technical support is offered.
The document provides an overview of cementitious grouting products and instructions for their proper use. It describes the Cicogrout range of high-strength, low-shrinkage grouts and guidelines for selecting the right product based on strength requirements and gap width. Surface preparation, application steps, and full curing are identified as essential for successful grouting. Reasons for potential cracks are outlined and technical support is offered.
The document provides an overview of cementitious grouting products and instructions for their proper use. It describes the Cicogrout range of high-strength, low-shrinkage grouts and guidelines for selecting the right product based on strength requirements and gap width. Surface preparation, application steps, and full curing are identified as essential for successful grouting. Reasons for potential cracks are outlined and technical support is offered.
® Cementitious Cicogrout range is that powder products group which is manufactured from various cement components to obtain the maximum flowability and strength with the minimum possible Water/Powder ratio (W/P). ® The high flowability of Cicogrout products grants the highest EBA percentage (Effective Bearing Area). CIC uses the DST mechanism (Dimension Stability Technology), that allows gathering the two main grout advantages – high compressive strength and high flowability - avoiding the threats of drying and plastic shrinkages, which represent the most common grouting complains.
Successful Grouting To assure successful grouting, be positively sure of four essential points: I. The right selection of grout from the beginning (the right specification). II. The right surface preparation. III. The right application steps. IV. The full curing.
I. How to choose the right grout?
CIC has produced a wide range of cementitious grouts that covers most of known grouting application requirements: 1. General Purpose Grouting, which is demanded to grout most of steel structure posts, precast concrete works and supports of light and medium weight non vibrating machinery skid installation. It could be used where about 65 Mpa compressive strength @ 28 days and a range of ® 10-100 mm gap width are required, Use Cicogrout NS or GP. 2. High Strength Grouting, which is sensitively needed to grout bridges bearing works or extremely heavy non vibrating machinery skid installation, and where over 80 Mpa compressive strength @ 28 days and a range of 20-100 mm gap width are required. Use ® Cicogrout HS. 3. Large Volume and High Strength Grouting, which is needed to replace concrete in many cases of structural repair or comparatively large volume grout pouring like steel gates fixation, columns jacketing and intensive reinforced structural elements. In brief; where Micro Concrete is ordered. The average compressive strength @ 28 days exceeds 80 Mpa and the one go gap width range is 40-350 mm. ® Use Cicogrout MC.
II. Surface Preparation
Concrete Substrates All bases or pedestals substrates, and anchor boxes should be sound, clean, and free of oil, grease and all curing or release agents. Surface should be roughened by grinding or scabbling, using hand tools or mechanical means to assure good mechanical bonding key. All surfaces should be wetted reaching SSD condition (Saturated Surface Dry) prior to grouting.
Steel Substrates All under faces of base plates and skids should be clean and rust free. Any oily or greasy materials should be removed. Cementitious Grouting Formwork Plywood sides should be strongly tight to avoid grout leakage during pouring and the upper level to be approximately one inch chamfered edged. Shuttering sides should be 2-4 mm higher than the bottom level of the base plate/skid. Exposed outer surface of the grout should kept as minimum as possible, but not less than gap width to assure ideal bearing angle (45°). Generally, it starts from 30 mm. Good Surface Preparation means cutting halfway to successful grouting .
III. Application In general, it is quite important to use well trained crews, who are specifically recruited for grouting. Even for one crew, it is recommended to be divided into separate groups, one for each activity, like mixing, pouring, surface finishing and curing.
Mixing Use a clean suitable container (not less than 20 liter volume) for one bag mixing, using high torque medium speed mixer and suitable pedal for about 90 seconds. In case of more than one bag mixing, using drum mixer of 150 - 200 liter volume is recommended but for 2 - 3 minutes. Please ask for CIC technical support to state the right number of bags for each product first. Always add grout to clean water (the right quantity of water is variable, depending on the desired flowability state, and mentioned in each product’s TDS). o It is recommended to keep the mixed grout temperature in the range of 10 – 30 C, by using cold water in hot weather and warm water in cold weather, while storing, mixing and placing should be shaded all the time.
Placing Mixed grout should be kept for 5 minutes in its container after mixing, to allow entrapped air bubbles to come out. Choose the pouring point that saves traveling distances of grout i.e. the center of the longest side of a rectangle. The pouring point is preferable to be at least 150 mm higher than grout level, to enlarge the grouting pressure; the same action could be done by using pyramidal wooden duct with the same height for pouring. It is essential to pour a continuous current of grout to avoid loss of workability during pouring, that’s why the required quantity of grout should be previously estimated and prepared in advance. A small spatula or steel rod could be used by hand to help grout spread underneath the base plat/skid during casting. NEVER pour grout from opposite sides in a time, otherwise air will be entrapped under the base plat/skid forming critical voids in the bearing area. DON’T compact grout by any means even by hand tools, and in case surface smoothing is required, wait for not less than 20 minutes after pouring to finish the surface by proper spatula or steel float.
IV. Curing The highest curing procedures should be applied to keep the hydration water of grout in place. That means early curing and multi stage curing together as follows: x Just after finishing the surface (within 30 minutes after casting), spray any of ® Cicocure products on the exposed area and then cover with PET sheet. x After deshuttering, (normally in 24 hrs) all exposed areas should be wetted by water, then covered with wet cloth and kept wet for minimum 3 days. This is the best curing method, but in case of lack of water, another curing compound spray should be applied over all exposed surfaces after deshuttering, and to be re covered again with PET sheet for minimum 3 days. Cementitious Grouting Cicofloor®FS-50
Expected Reasons of Cracks
Cracks are known as the most common complaints of grouts in general. Although CIC has developed cementitious grouts according to the latest known technologies, cracks may appear in case any of the mentioned precautions is carelessly neglected such as: Bad selection for the grout product from the start (wrong specification). More mixing water than specified. Bad mixing command (less mixing time, many bags mixing in a time, weak mixer, manual mixing, bad pedal...etc.). Thicker or thinner gap width than that specified. Hot weather grouting is out of control. Compaction of Grout or prompt surface finishing. Lack of curing. A great care should be taken to avoid any of A/M defects which may cause cracks.
Cleaning and Disposal
Like all cementitious materials, clean all equipments and tools with water immediately after use. Hardened material can only be removed mechanically or by hand tools.
Precautions Health and Safety ® Cicogrout products are non-hazardous. However, they should not be swallowed or allowed to come into contact with skin or eyes. Suitable protective goggles should be worn. Splashes on the skin should be removed with water. In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. If swallowed, seek medical attention immediately. Do not induce vomiting.
Technical Support CIC provides on-site assistance, as well as consulting services on projects when requested. Technical data sheets on other CIC products and guidance on their use are available on request.
Warranty CIC products are guaranteed against defective materials and manufacture and sold subject to CIC's standard terms and conditions of sale. Whilst CIC endeavors to ensure that any advice, information or recommendation given is correct, the company cannot accept any liability either directly or indirectly arising from the use of its products, since the company has no control over the application of its products. Information contained in this document is given on the best current knowledge. CIC's policy is one of continuous improvement and the company reserves the right to change the company products without prior notice. Head Office: Jeddah Towers Building, Sharafeyah – P.O Box 7232, Jeddah 21462 (+96612) 653-2152 – 6514414 – 6531622 Fax (+96612) 651-9230 Factories: Plant 1: AlKhomra - Jeddah Telefax (+96612) 6365190 Plant 2 Jubail (+966013) 3404771 – 3404772 Fax (+966013) 3404770 Aal Taher Group Branches: Jeddah (+966012) 6055657 Riyadh (+966011) 493 7635 Khobar (+966013) 8651349 Madina (+966014) 8390424 Makkah (+966012) 5482280 Yanbu (+966014) 3907539 Tabuk (+966014) 4275680 www.cictg.com
